Worth the replay?

1. #1

   76ersatHornets

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   67/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 89 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 67

2. #2

   BullsatGrizzlies

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 88 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 66

3. #3

   KingsatHawks

   NBA

   C

   37/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension23/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late5/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 50 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 37

4. #4

   PistonsatTimberwolves

   NBA· ABCOne-sided

   D

   15/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 20 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 15

5. #5

   JazzatSuns

   NBA· NBA TVOne-sided

   D

   2/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings3/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 3 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 2

6. #6

   SpursatBucks

   NBA· Prime VideoOne-sided

   D

   2/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings2/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 2 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 2

Ranked from each game's win probability as it was played (ESPN's for football and basketball; ours, from the goals, for hockey): how in doubt it was near the end, how far the winner came back from, how late it was decided, how big its momentum swings were and how often a team erased a deficit, with a bonus for overtime. That drama is then weighted by how good a matchup it was going in (its pre-game Watchability score), so a thriller between top teams ranks above an equally wild game between minor ones.